"county line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: county lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} county line (plural county lines)
  1. (US) A border between two counties. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-county_line-en-noun-61Qs7awt Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 47 2
  2. (UK, chiefly in the plural) A drug trafficking scheme to transport drugs from cities to smaller towns, especially one that recruits children and uses phone lines. Tags: UK, in-plural
    Sense id: en-county_line-en-noun-UsIh9h7j Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 47 2
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see county, line. Related terms: go country
    Sense id: en-county_line-en-noun-LbomCoPe

Inflected forms

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